Bassists who use blues vocabulary in solos.

Alan Vorse · #1 02-27-2006, 01:48 PM

I'm sure we all can list several guitarists and horn players who are masters of The Blues when it comes to soloing, but I'm having a hard time coming up with bass players (Marcus Miller was the first one I thought of). Anyone come to mind? I'll take DB'ers too.

Ragen II · #2 02-27-2006, 02:39 PM

blues kicks ass!!!!!!!!!!!11
(and im a heavy metal fan)

**Thor** · #3 02-27-2006, 03:06 PM

Ronnie Wood on Jeff Beck's Truth didn't do too badly.

superbassman2000 · #4 02-27-2006, 03:38 PM

jack bruce in Cream

brianrost · #5 02-27-2006, 04:06 PM

Ray Brown
Slam Stewart
Jack Bruce

**Thor** · #6 02-27-2006, 04:13 PM

Let's not forget Willie Dixon, head bassist of the blues.

jerry · #7 02-28-2006, 04:54 AM

I'm not sure what your asking, but if your looking for blues bassist who solo, check out Johnny B Gayden! He plays on a ton of albums, but his live work with Albert Collins is very greasy. Roscoe Beck is another bassist that does some sick blues-based solos.

Bruce Lindfield · #8 02-28-2006, 05:22 AM

To me there's one obvious master of the Blues :

Charlie Mingus!

(Althiough I could name dozens of Jazz DB players who are steeped in the Blues ...)

Alan Vorse · #9 02-28-2006, 08:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bruce Lindfield

To me there's one obvious master of the Blues :

Charlie Mingus!

(Althiough I could name dozens of Jazz DB players who are steeped in the Blues ...)

Please Do!!!

**j-raj** · #10 02-28-2006, 11:24 AM

Yeah Mingus!! Have y'all heard Haitian fight Song?

I've heard plenty of bassists that reference blues/pentatonic vocab in their solos...

Marcus
Uncle Will
Avishai Cohen

Alan Vorse · #11 02-28-2006, 11:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by j-raj

Yeah Mingus!! Have y'all heard Haitian fight Song?

I've heard plenty of bassists that reference blues/pentatonic vocab in their solos...

Marcus
Uncle Will
Avishai Cohen

Ahhh! Mingus was right under my nose! Haitian Fight Song is incredible. I have been meaning to check out Avishai. I can always count on j-raj!

Greg H · #12 03-04-2006, 10:38 PM

What about Allen Woody and Berry Oakley?

**j-raj** · #13 03-04-2006, 11:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by harmolodic

Ahhh! Mingus was right under my nose! Haitian Fight Song is incredible. I have been meaning to check out Avishai. I can always count on j-raj!

you have to get your hands on any album of his (they are really all-good)... even the ones where he's only playing piano! True magic.

Ben Allison is another freshly creative bassist/composer that tastefully references blues vocab in his tunes, check him out.

metallutca · #14 03-05-2006, 08:32 AM

Roscoe Beck anyone?